The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-13
FLORIDA.

One of Bartow's greatest needs just now
is a system of water works
Alachua's temperance rally at Gaines
vile Wednesday was big success.
The Bombay Town Company propose
building brick store, The contract has
been let to May & Co, of DeFuniak.
Beforethe formation of Lake and Osceola
counties there were l25 public schools in
Orange county; now there are seventy five
The citizens of Dade City and Blanton
vicinity met in Dade City on Aug and
formed farmers society and truckers alli-
| ance
Work was begun on the new Methodist
parsonage in the rear of the Methodist
church at Barlow Monday morning 1t is
to cost about 81 800.
AT Dade City, Capt. Johnston, of the
Waldo Advertiser, has arrived with his
new press, and will publish paper called
the County Democrat,
Mr. Kelly, who lives on the Raines place
in the northern portion of Leon county
killed twenty-four moccasin snakes in his
yard one day last week.
Work was begun last Monday on the Ems
minger brick block on Park avenue, San
ford. This block will be occupied by ]. c.
Ensminger with his photograph parlors.
A day or two ago, at the residence of the
brides brother-in-law, Mr.. D. A Miller, at
Sanford, Miss Sallie Payne was married to
f. c. Parkhurst, Rev. DR.. T. w. Moore
officiating
Through the enterprise of the South
| Florida Railroad Company Orlando now
| has daily weather reports. The kilograms
will be posted every morning on the bull
letin board at the depot.
A flock of cranes are said to have passed
| over Tallahassee last Saturday going south
ward, whooping as loud as their Threats
would let them. They are supposed to
have come from the North
The Knights of Labor in Jacksonville
have offered reward of $500 for the APP
prehension of the murderer or murderers of
| Grant Conner, the unfortunate engineer of
the Inflated steamer Twilight.
At Monticello Thursday, the first bale of
cotton of the crop of jefferson county for
the year 1887 was sold by i. O. G. Lingo to
| j. &. Turner g. Co., and was shipped by
them to Savannah. 1t was classed as low
middling.
Alfred s. Small, noted all around negro
crook, who has spent several years of his
life in jail, was arrested at Jacksonville
Thursday by Sheriff Holland for commit
ting rape on the person of negro woman
in LaVilla.
The ground on which the Campbell block
of buildings were erected, at Tampa, which
were DESTROYED by the fire last week, was
bought eight years ago by Mr.. Campbell
for 5000 To-day the ground will readily
| sell for $25, 900.
The Governor has made the following ap-
pointments. H. j. Stewart. of Hamilton
| county, to be State Attorney for the Third
Judicial Circuit of Florida; w c. Hargrove
to be Clerk Of the Circuit Court of Putnam
county, vice Haughton, declined.
The channel of the river at Tampa is be-
ing filled up with saw dust and trash that is
being continually dumped into it, and il the
City Council neglects much longer in MAX
| ing or enforcing ordinances already enacted
steamers will not be able to reach the rail
road wharf
The whisky men of Barlow sent off 800
circulars Wednesday to brewers and dis
tillers soliciting contributions toad in fight
| ing the coming election. They are laying
low and keeping quiet, but they are going
to work with the energy of desperation to
carry Polk county wet.
The good citizens of Homeland have
armed colony of negroes living near that
| town, because the negroes have been threat
| ened with mob from neighboring town.
Besides the guns furnished these inoffensive
| negroes they have reserved q few Win
chesters for private purposes.
Excitement was caused in Jacksonville
Thursday morning over the rumor that an
other murder had been committed in La
| villa, but investigation showed that War
rem Hall, well-known negro, had badly
mauled one of the negro Aldermen of La
Villa named billiard Wheaton.
A. H. Dennis, the owner of the famous
Scripture grove in Hilsborough county, has
got some splendid blooded stock on his place
| in the way of chickens and dogs. He has
four months old pup, German mastiff, the
father of which weighed 200 pounds and
the puppy bids fair to tip the scales at even
a larger figure.
Judson 81 Palmer are booming the little
town of Wekiva and purpose making it one
| of the prettiest and most attractive places in
South Florida. They are now erecting
large storehouse which they will have we'll
stocked with goods by Oct |. A post office
will soon be established and other improve
ments are in progress.
The Florida Architectural Building Com
| pany is the style of Longwood's new factory
| firm. The dry-kiln will hold 80, 900 feet at
one time, and the ordinary time of drying
will be six days, making 5000 feet per dny,
as we stated, but it is expected that il neces-
sary it can be pushed to get the same guam
| tity dried in half the time, thus doubling
| the output.
Some days ago at Apalachicola several
small boys were on the beach fishing and
one of them was bitten just above the heel
and on the bottom of the foot by a seven
loou allSaJOr his gaUorShlp was shot and
killed. Those who were present state that
the boy had rope in the water trying to
rope the saurian, and, coming close to his
gatorship, was bitten.
The rapid way Mr. Scarlett the owner of
Orange Hill, is disposing of the many
eligible lots is, one might almost say, phe-
nomenal. When in Indianapolis, some five
or six weeks ago, he sold TO parties there
10000 worth at very high figures, average
ing $500 an aero. These parties will be
down this fall, and some are even now com
ing, who after an examination return en-
thusiaStic over their purchases.
Col. d. II. Elliott has been appointed gen
eral land agent of the South Florida Rail
road Company, with headquarters at San
ford. TO take effect Aug. i5 All correspon-
dence relative To lands of the Savannah
Florida and Western Railway Company in
Florida, the Plant Investment Company,
and the South Florida Railroad Company,
should be addressed to him. or to Mr.. George
Fox, chief clerk land department, Sanford.
George +. Register was in Tallahassee last
week and reported several Kew West
schooners anchored at st. Marks, and the
people whereabouts somewhat excited over
the prospect of yellow fever being brought
to that port Upon the recommendation of
the City Council and members OF the Board
OF Health, Gov, Perry appointed Board of
Health officers for St Marks and that port
will be Quarantined against Kew West until